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Eight high school seniors from southeastern Oklahoma came to Atoka March 12-14 for FirstBank’s “In It To Win It” Cash Give-A-Way Competition. During the competition, the eight students had to stay in their assigned seats on a couch from Saturday at noon until Monday at 6:00 pm. They had to eat, sleep, and do challenges from the couches while being live streamed 24 hours a day on TikTok and Facebook. Contestants rotated seats and were given a 10 minute break every three hours. The students were chosen after completing an online application and submitting a short video telling why they would be the perfect contestant for this competition. In the end, all eight students made it to the finale where a drawing was held to determine the big winner. FirstBank placed eight gift boxes on a table and each contestant got to choose the one they wanted in the order their name was drawn. Seven of the boxes had $500.00 cash in them and one had the grand prize of $2,500.00.
Read moreLately we have all watched in wonder and some distress as Russia’s Putin announced that he was going to invade the Republic of Ukraine. Reasons given were sort of vague. President Putin said he was going in there and get rid of the Nazi’s that he said had taken over the country.
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One wonders….how does a young aspiring athlete go from playing high school quarterback in Anaheim, California end up in Oklahoma?
Read moreThe Coalgate School Board met March 7 for its regular monthly meeting.
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Linda Kay (Winters) Cox, age 79, of Atoka, OK, passed away February 26, 2022 in Norman, Oklahoma. She was born in Stringtown, Oklahoma on July 15, 1942 to Irving Elbert “Bert” Winters and Vay “Nanny” (Kampplain) Winters. She graduated from Atoka High School and then went on to attend Oklahoma University.
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Funeral services for Walter Lee Hogue, a Coalgate resident, were held Saturday, March 12, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. at Brown’s Funeral Chapel in Coalgate with Bro. Jackie Lewis officiating. Burial was in Coalgate Cemetery with Brown’s Funeral Service in charge of arrangements.
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Funeral services for Herschel Lee Weathers, a Coalgate resident, were held Friday, March 11, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. at Brown’s Funeral Chapel in Coalgate with Pastor David Unsell officiating, assisted by Pastor Dennis Osborne. Burial was in Coalgate Cemetery with Brown’s Funeral Service in charge of arrangements.
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